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THE CHINA MAIL, MOX DAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1948,

CHINESE NEW

NEW YEAR

YEAR CELEBRATION Lack Of Business Slack At Fairs: Biggest Post-War Crowds

High Prices For 'Long Life' Plant

For "something red-something Chinese” hundreds of people have been thronging the Southern Playground, Wanchal, in the last few days for the Chinese New Year, the third since Libera- tion Day.

The usual pre-war New Year shoppers were ab- sent at least yesterday. The crowd trickled in throughout the day, gathering in force to. wards the evening when the multi-coloured lights transformed all the crimson-lettered, stalls and rainbow-hued flowers (natural artificial) into a kaleidoscopic spectacle. Sume 100 stalls are display- | the demorted by worshippĺňa. ing all the Chinese New Year | before the unrestial tablets. "prerequisites"-eusios, sugar. Colebračuna proper for the ed lotus sevda, melon seeds tu Year will remanence at drewn varying tints, rive puildings, | Tumorrot. who everyone wil;} goldfish, flour balls studied with † take part in a series of religious į sesame seeds, crackers, incense,

pics as well as family

eere. i and the proverbial red "see" | monies. paper envelopes. (Good Luck Packets 1.

Religions Rites

The religious rites consist of The "Fatehoi" Long Life) the ellering of ancriths to thei plants congregated in one corner: "God of Heaven" the "Kitchen:

the playground were The God" and the "Lord of the man attraction, AN WHE ap Euth" followed by the worship. parent from the crowd around ping of ancestors, These rites Tahit Arra. Prices ran From will be accompanied with the $1,500 to $5.00. One stall dis-burning of candles, jums strka | playing a diminutive full-grown and joss paper. "Pinch" tree, standing in a 6-12 On conclusion of the religious | nch rectangular pet, attracted tes, the family ceremones br

never-ending low of

the gin.

The hends of the family orious. The free, reaching to are invite to set of honour nearly Ivo [eet his axed and the rest of the household wwwhen sprending frqin then proceed to offer their feli ihaltateteriorated trunk.

vitations rand "kine tow."

its

isine ngrous spectacle was

'T

each of those who "how to"

red

The sprinkling of foreign goods or Aller ficitations, B In one candy stall, Baby Raths per-package, containing "lecky Wore prommently displayed in sey" or "at see" la given among beal sweets. English-anci After the morning meal, th America-mnde drugs could be visiting of relatives and friendly Been at one medicine-stall. There

next item 97 the part- were some stalls with European | gramme

yjamas and clothings for sale.! while begide them lay the Chin.)

"tages,"

Bad Weather

the

Seniority

Visit between ritatives are

Spending Orgy In Shanghai

Shanghai, Feb. 8. Notwithstanding the economic crisis, Shanghai's five million Chinese are today engaged in the greatest postwar spending orgy to give a fit- ting welcome to the Year of the Rai or Lunar New Year which begins on Tuesday, Feb. 10.

Prices Fall

cars'en ut in accordance with In America

It

the degre of seniority, meunt to visit one's relatives j A veteran teld the "China New Year's Day and to leave! Mail that this year. "Patchut" the visiting of friends I am plants old not bloom well, ow

other day before the made ing to the uncertainty

the #f the 1st Alecar, weather. Last year's cratinuous When getest and best met. cold freed brought out a good | both wilt greet each other with "crop," he said. Business up-to-refamations of "Kong Hei Pat date, this holder of one of the Chuy" zr Sze Sz Yu Yog" large plant stalls said is dis- These grelups are always ne- appointin. "It maybe that the Companied with the estive of people are waiting for the clos. bowing.

Afty the guest has

It

ing time when we are more or less ferenit to dispose of eur realrd. the hist proffers a rupi stuff cheaper. But last year, the of plain Chinese ten, molon demand was so great that con- sends and other sweatments, trary to their expectations, prices is ecosidered very impolite to went much higher.”

refuse anything which may be The crowd, however, he added, thus, offered.

better than the last two Perhaps today or to. rat rrow, but iness will be brisk." Away Trumbs scene of holi. day, street hav kers are doing a Bring trade. Chickens, ducks Lil Debre selling at the double.

19

years.

up.

Nirmally, the duration of a vish does not last for more than ten w t5 minutes. On his de partare. a pest again wishes! is host all the best during the New Yerr.

Meat prices are steadily goi Wait And See

During the past week, pre- parations for this most in1- portint Chinese festivals have been procecding apace.

In China

Shanghai, Frk. 8. China will adopt a wait and set Houses have been given policy towards the new internationad thorough spring cleaning and tarif agreement reached recently new red paper charms, with in-providing for a new tariff rate, ac- Beraptions written in gold orirarding to the Shun Pan." in a re black ink, have been pasted up port from Nanking inday. over doors and windows, as well

China will only

enly anhnance a definite the termination of the attitude after the as different parts of the walls

third plenary In the terior of the house. New

1) the limitat Nations

Employment and Tease pieces of

red clath and other Conference and the ratification of the decorations have been pinged at United Nations' trade chartes. the uppernst part of ancestral repon added: and other tablets.

Year End Gifts Chinese wonten have been búsily engaged arranging for the despatch of fruits in season, chickens, wine, melon sceda, confectionery and other items.) These are the customary year] end gifts exchanged botwoen relatives and good friends.

The Government, meanwhile, studying the advantages or otherwis of adhering to the tariff agreement Reuter,

AIR TRAFFIC AGREEMENT

New York. Feb. 7. Flour and pork products fell in price in retaft shops throughout the United States today, as direct re- sult of the past three days' depreciation of cotton and commodities on the domes- the exchanges.

These declines, flattening out the high cost of living. were most closely Baked to the slump in grains on the Chicano Exchange. Itself caused by aanotincements that world grain stocks were not quite so scares as SUBIC traders hoped they would be.-Renter.

Funeral Of A.E. Obuhoff

The new Rat Year Con sidered specially important by Chinese still following the lunar i calonder

Char mesens abent 90. per cent. of China's population - because it is the first of the 12 animal year eyele that ends with the Pig Year and as such is considered pitious time to pray for peace; and the relum

prosperity and happines

Tal

in

The old tumar calendar is no longer officially observed China ani for years the Chinese Government has been following the Gregorian Calen- der. But since atwient customa die hard the lunar new year is now recognised by the Chinese Government 44 the "Spring Festival" and an official holiday.

FF A Chinese, however, ar satisfied with just one day off for this greatest of all Chinese festivals which st brims business to a standstill For Whole

For week.

count|6g thousands of young apprentices | | who aver know what Sunday is

- will be the happiest perint of |

A Requcim Service was held the year for they will spend at the Colonial Cemetery yea part of their free fortnight terday for the late Alexandervelling to their country homes E. Mbuloff. The Rev. Father for the annual family reunion. Uspensky officiated.

Mrs.

Shapre, Mrs. Butcher and Mrs. MAN COLLAPSES Sirik song byums at the grave. side.

AND DIES

Among those attending ware Kam Chuen, 56, died at the Mrs. Presbragensky, Mrs. Kowloon Hospital about 130 Tonnareff, M. Lerkotvitch,m. yesterday after partaking Mrs. Trenin, Mes. Morse, Mrs of some congee and

"sugar Petroff, Mr. Smirnoff and son, water" in a restaurant at Sham- Mes. Jelihuesky, Mrs. Upensky, shuipo earlier in the afternoon, Mrs. Verigo and Mrs. chefi, Mr. Sonoluff, and

Kolat-

According to u foki of the Mr. restaurant, the nan dig not look Levkovitch.

too well when he entered the

The late Mr. Obuhoff, sur place and collapsed after be vived by a son, Paul, and three had his congee and drink. He daughter - Mrs. Olga Pokrov was rushed to the hospital at! sky fof Hong Kone). Mrs. 12.30 p.m.

and died an hour; Natalin Tusheff tof Sun later. Francisco) ni Miss Alexandra Obuhoff (of Shanghai wag!

83 years of age. A resident

of the Colony since 1938, Mr.) Obuloff had written a Com-

}

Cairo, Feb. 7.

Reminders

Today

Land Auction, PWD offees, 3 p.m.

Club Chinese New Year Eve Dance, 9 p.m. Chinese New Year Thanksgiving Services, 6.30 a.m. all Cnthe- lic Churches.

Coming Events TOMORROW.

prehensive history of the Ural Crown Washington. Feb. 7.

region, which is due for publica. An Anglo-American agree than la England. pending the Kowloon Crickt! In the realm of business, the will open

ment whereby the United States completion of the English menfolk Lave also been excep- war bases on British territory

Reven of ita tensed translation. tionally busy, but their activities to world-wide commercial have been directed chiefly 19-traffic is expected to be signed wards the collection

of deble here within the next fortnight, and Holtlement of outstanding British sources said today.

ARAB COUNCIL accounts. Any Chinese bustness.

The agreement will man who is unable to liquidate Kindlay Field in Bermuda and ing tlay approved an agenda

cover The Arab League Cancil text- hig dubts by New

Year's Eve six other Caribbean area bases,three will lose face" in the eyen of The agreement is sald to hav North Africa. The Council then ad Women's Guild Meeting. Kow-

items-Palestine, Libya and his compatriots.

This, evening. a "family re- the combined, Chiefs of Staff. The Political Committee of the heats

been approved in principle by journed. The Council then adjourned. loon Union Church, 10 am. union" wil be held in

of the seven national,delegations will honies

ad all members of a

mert on Monday to discuss these items family will make a special offert

and later uimit ☐ draft recom- to be present at the least which

mendation to the Counell-Reuter, will be hakl.

most

Reuter.

There is no special ceremony connected with the "family res union" but la sual, before the evening feast, to pay respects to

GUERILLAS

NEAR ATHENS

Athena, Feb. 7. two villages, only 20-milos from

Greek guerillen have attacked | the centre of Athens the nearest they have yet come to j the capital the Ministry of ACKNOWLEDGMENT Public Order disclosed today

The raiders attacked the

Mr. Kenneth, Chan, and family of the garrigens of the hamlet of

lair Mrs, Chan Ho-dhi wish to thank their friends and relatives for their expressions of syni Pathy, stiendarice at the funeral Allow

asid Panitions

charities,

Phyle and the little village of rouato, and there was a lively engagement

which the

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New Year

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Chinese New Year. Thanksgiving

Services, 7 mm 8.30 am, Catholic Churches. Interport Football: Hong Kong v. Shanghai. Club ground, Happy Valley, 3.30 p.m. Annual Cricket Maich: Combin-

ed Services v. Colony,

WEDNESDAY

Wah Yan Past Students Associa- tion Dinner, Dance, Ropt Garden, HK. Hotel, 8pm/ to midnight.

Attabay, Shield, Kowloon Bowl- n" Giám Club. 15 in THURSDAY |HK, Chinese · Football Associa= tion Dinner In honour of Shanghak Interport Team" Kam, Ling--- Restaurant; -7.30.

A

general

view of the Chinese New Year Fair an the Southern Playground ja Wanchal. (China photo).

Mail

Interest In Kowloon

Waterton Rond between Na- than Rond and Canton Road 1' Prince Edward Road (Talkok- (ul), resembled more a haw- ker-alley than a Chinese New Year fair when a "China Mail"

visited | reporter

the two sites yesterday.

In neither area was there nore than eight stalls, of bam- boo and boards with thatched roofs, completed, despite the fact that all sites have been taken up.

The variety of goods offered WAS confined to guld fish. (lowers (principally "tui chings"). "Joss" paraphernalia, and crockery. There were two GT three actual hawkers' stalls

and seiling underwear

outer garments.

At what in former yours were the busiest hours-between 10 and 11 p.m.-there were Jess than a dozen sight-seers and (bargain-hunters IL Waterloo Road, and about 20 at Prines Edward Road.

One of the stall-holders blamed the lack of interest on the fairs on the current tight- ness of the money market, An- other said that bargain hunters |wera used to scrounging around the Lee Yuen Street area. A third put the blame on the gradual declining Interest in New Year fairs,

Yet another lamented the fact that the fairs are contin- fod to out-of-the-way arcas which are unknown to the ma- jority of the Europeans and in- |convenient to get to so far as

shoppers are cocerned.

Business. they all agreed, has bien far from anything to And, they

There will be no meeting of vrite home about."

buck up tonight the last and

the Hongkong Rotary Club to further asserted, if it does not morrow, as this lay fulls Chinese New Year Day.

on

most important night of the bazaar-there might not be any takers next year.

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